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Nooanga

human history
  • Ingoa Kē

    Seat (English)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    Nooanga. Seat. Carved from a single piece of wood, possibly tamanu (mahogany). Convex in shape from side to side. The seat has four legs that are slightly curved outwards. Each leg terminates with wider vaevae pukuatu (heart-shaped feet). The pointed ends of the feet face inwards. Mid to dark brown in overall colour.

  • Wāhi
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    1899
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    12307 (ethnology)

  • Wāhanga
Nooanga, 12307, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 04… … Read more

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